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Night Hike Parramatta River: Eric Primrose Park, Rydalmere to O'Connell Street Carpark Parramatta

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Section A: Life
Compulsory: A.01 - Take A Hike
Elective: A.13 - Tree Talk

Section B: Use
Compulsory: B.01 - Lively Woods
Elective: B.05 - Climbing Trees

Section C: Culture
Compulsory: C.02 - Forests & Fires
Elective: C.10 - Forest Art Gallery

Section D: Risk
Compulsory: D.02 - Losing Biodiversity
Elective: D.08 - Bushmeat

Section E: Action
Compulsory: E.02 - Plant a Tree
Elective: E.10 - Forest Volunteer

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Cumberland Forest Volunteer Day
Contact: 9871 3377 Mon-Fri 9:30-4:30pm
Email: info@fcnsw.com.au
Website: https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/about/volunteers/cumberland-state-forest-volunteer-program

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Eric Mobbs Reserve Volunteer Bushcare

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Setting and lighting a campfire
Safety
Leave No Trace Behind

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Sydney Zoo Day
Environmental Change and Management Excursion
Website: https://sydneyzoo.com/education/excursion-programs/

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Parramatta National Tree Day Planting
When:
Sunday 30 July, 2023

Time:
10:00am - 2:00pm

Where:
Upjohn Park Reserve
71 Ulm Street, Ermington
Register: https://treeday.planetark.org/site/10028128

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Eric Mobbs Reserve is located at the end of Excelsior Avenue.

The Bushcare group has been working around the edge of the ovals and down to the creek. The area is well known for the walking tracks around the ovals and is the start of the walking tracks through Excelsior and Bidgjal Reserves.

Download group KML

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Eric Mobbs Reserve is located at the end of Excelsior Avenue.

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Vertical with Outdoor Rover Team

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Arts & Literature - Forest Art Gallery
Create artworks inspired by the forest.

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Campfire Cooking
Bushmeat & Alternatives Meal

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Cumberland Forest Volunteer Day
Contact: 9871 3377 Mon-Fri 9:30-4:30pm
Email: info@fcnsw.com.au
Website: https://www.forestrycorporation.com.au/about/volunteers/cumberland-state-forest-volunteer-program

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Western Sydney Sizzles: Climate change and extreme heat | Climate Council

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On January 4 2020, Penrith in Sydney's west was officially the hottest place on Earth. Climate change is making hot days hotter and more frequent, and serious action is required to address the problem of heat in Western Sydney.

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Sydney Zoo and Science for Wildlife have partnered to create The Koala Schools Project, a project that focuses on Climate, Habitat, Environment and Conserving Koalas.

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Temperature

The climate of the Blue Mountains is somewhat more temperate than the lower Sydney region. There is generally a 2°C drop in temperature every 300 metres increase in altitude. Therefore with Mount Victoria being over 1000 metres above Sea Level, you would expect the temperature to be around 7°C lower than Sydney.

During the winter months (June, July August), the average temperature in the Upper Mountains is around 5°C while in Summer (December, January February), the average temperature is around 18°C.

The Lower Blue Mountains has a much warmer climate. Lapstone is only 160 metres above sea level through to Faulconbridge which is 446 metres. The average temperature is 16°C in winter and 29°C during the summer months.

Below is a graph which illustrates the average maximum and minimum temperatures for each month of the year within Katoomba

Rainfall

The Blue Mountains has a similar rainfall to Sydney.

The Upper Blue Mountains receives an average of around 1050mm per year while the Lower Blue Mountains receives around 850mm per year.

Snowfall

The Blue Mountains generally has a reputation for snow in winter, however, despite the cool temperatures there are only around 5 snow days per year in the upper mountains.

It is extremely rare to see snow below Lawson. It is not unusual to see white blankets of frost covering the ground in the early morning hours.

Of an evening, thick coverings of ice can form on car windscreens. The crisp cool air of winter makes the Blue Mountains an ideal location for Yulefest. Cosy log fires can be found in many fine establishments.

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What temperature ranges should I expect? How much rainfall is average for the Blue Mountains each month? How many days a year does it snow?

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There is no question that climate change continues to cause species loss around the world. By the end of the 21st century, scientists anticipate global temperatures will increase by 1.5°C to 4.5°C. Regions will be impacted differently, with some areas expected to warm faster than others. Africa, as a continent, is highly vulnerable to climate change - both communities and ecosystems have already experienced significant impacts.
How will chimpanzees be affected by climate change?
Across Africa, great apes already face numerous threats from habitat loss, hunting, and disease, resulting in sharp declines in populations. Now climate change is also affecting great ape survival.

One study found that changing rainfall patterns are altering lowland forest and savannah ecosystems in Central Africa. Increasingly frequent droughts are causing vegetation loss, which in turn are rendering chimp habitat inhospitable. Chimpanzees living in mountain forests will fare better, as cooler conditions at higher altitudes act as a buffer to variations in temperature.

While forest ecosystems are shrinking, deserts are expanding. Researchers have noted the gradual expansion of the Sahara Desert due to unusually long hot and dry weather patterns in West Africa. This triggers the gradual movement of entire ecosystems, displacing food and habitat vegetation.

On the one hand, chimpanzees can, theoretically, adapt or migrate to new areas. But their movement is limited by growing human populations and sprawling urban areas. Human land-use patterns have already encroached on many natural habitats, and climate change is likely to increase the risks of human-chimpanzee conflict. This has already been observed in Bossou, Guinea, where there are few forested areas and chimpanzees rely heavily on farmer's crops in times of food scarcity.

For the most part, chimpanzees have the natural advantages of large group size, small body size, and dietary flexibility which increase their adaptive capacity in times of environmental stress. Such advantages make chimpanzees more tolerant to arid conditions than other great apes, such as gorillas. Both chimps and gorillas can cope with a wide range of annual rainfall patterns, however, both are very sensitive to variations in temperature and survive best in habitats that have relatively constant temperatures throughout the year. With temperature and precipitation variability expected to increase, scientists anticipate that great ape populations will be adversely affected.

Not all climate change impacts are obvious. A recent study discovered that common chimpanzee behaviours are actually disappearing because of their proximity to humans and climate change. Scientists found that there was an 88% decline in the number of natural behaviours chimpanzees showed when living near areas with lots of people and no forests.

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada is committed to conserving natural chimp habitat through community conservation initiatives, such as Building Community Resilience to Climate Change in Senegal. By partnering with communities living near important wildlife corridors to improve their wellbeing, we can simultaneously conserve and restore nearby habitat for wild chimpanzees. Our efforts will continue to consider and plan for potential climate change impacts in our projects across Africa, allowing us to help communities adapt and mitigate risks, while also ensuring that we can help reduce the effects of climate change on important habitat.

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